Why won't Dev-C++ allow me to use std::list?

Asked Mar 23 '20 at 21:56

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I have a tiny snippet of code that seems absolutely fine:

#include <iostream> //Access standard IO library
#include <string>   //Access type 'string'
#include <list>     //Access type 'list'

using namespace std; //Use standard library namespace

int main ()
{
    list<string> strungos {"No", "Yes"};
    cout << strungos.back();
    return 0;
}

but every time I try to compile I get the error: expected primary-expression before "strungos", expected ';' before "strungos". I don't know why this is happening; the same code runs perfectly fine when I paste it into an online compiler. After testing this again with different types, it seems like I can't use std::list at all.

What am I doing wrong?

asked Mar 23 '20 at 21:56

R. Burton

add compiler flag `-std=c++11` (or later version) – M.M Mar 23 '20 at 22:04
@M.M. where does the compiler flag go? I only started c++ yesterday, so I'm not entirely used to it. – R. Burton Mar 23 '20 at 22:08
IDK, I don't use dev-c++ (it's quite old). try googling how to enable c++11 in dev-c++ or check its documentation – M.M Mar 23 '20 at 22:09
@KennyOstrom Dev-C++ (in the title) – R. Burton Mar 23 '20 at 22:09
Depending on how old the compiler is, it may not be able to handle initializer lists at all. You could just push_back on the next two lines to build the list you want. – Kenny Ostrom Mar 23 '20 at 22:09

Why won't Dev-C++ allow me to use std::list?

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